Dearborn cleric cited as most inspirational leader for militants from West in Syria

Just a few weeks after he was released from federal prison in March 2012 on fraud convictions, Dearborn cleric Ahmad Jibril told his followers in a fiery sermon posted online:

"When your brothers in Syria speak, everyone today needs to shut their mouth and listen, because they're proving themselves to be real men."

Jibril's talk was the beginning of a number of videos and online comments that have made him an internationally known inspirational figure for militants in Syria. Over the past two years, Jibril has become the most popular religious leader online for Westerners who've joined the battle against the Syrian government, according to a new report by a security center in England.